MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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